Blog: Sonic Itch Music

My introduction to the great band The National. A friend recently mentioned that he knew folks that didn't like The National because they thought Matt Berninger's vocals sounded too much like the guy from Crash Test Dummies. I can't say that I quite get that comparison, and will admit that I did own some Crash Test Dummies at some point. What the most when first listening to this record was Berninger's lyrics. There's an honesty in his poetic portrait of ordinary life that easy to relate to, and subsequently, is extremely comforting. A fine introduction to what shall be [...]

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